Water-sprinkler



(No Model.)

H. G. STIEBEL. WATER SPRINKLBR.

No. 422,458. Pfxsenvted Mar. 4, 1890.

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HENRY e, sTIEBEL, or CINCINNATI, orIIo.

WATER-SPRINKLER.

YSPE(`}IIE"IGA'lION forming part of Letters Patent No. 422,458, datedMarch 4, 1890. Application filed February 15, 1889. Serial No. 30,O20.(No model.)

To all whom, it may concern;

Be it known that I, HENRY G. STIEBEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Sprinklers;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part ofthis specification. The object of myinventionis to provide a watering cart or wagon with a sprinklingattachment that will throw the jets of water a greater distance than canbe effected by the simple head or pressure of the fluid within thebarrel or tank of such vehicles, while at the same time the front jetsthat would be obstructed by the wagon-wheels are automatically cut off.Said attachment consists of a lhollow cylinder mounted upon a platformat the rear of the wagon and provided with a series of lateral tubes,the outer end of each l tube being furnished with a rose or perforatednozzle or other device capable of dispersing the water in numerous finejets or sprays.'

This cylinder is revolved positively by means of gearing or otherdriving connections set in motion by one of the rear wheels of theWagon, and is freely supplied with Water by a conductor leading from thetank or reservoir, the device that automatically cuts off the front jetsbeing preferably located within cart provided with the preferredconstruction of my sprinkler. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical section ofthe sprinkler, taken in the I plane of a front and rear nozzle of thesame.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of the sprinkler, taken in the planeofits nozzles. Figs. 1i, 5, and 6 show three different modifications ofmy invention.

Referring to Fig,1,A represents one of the rear wheels of a wateringcart or wagon. a

is part of the main frame of the same, and d a tank, barrel, or otherreservoir mounted upon said frame. h b are hangers depending from therear end of this frame and supporting a platform B, upon which latterAis mounted the centrifugal sprinkler, the head of which C is usually ashort cylinder having at top a capacious inlet-pipe C, whose upper endturns freely Within a stuffing-box d of a deliverypipe D, leadingfromthe tank a. Projecting laterally from this head are anumber of tubesE E E E whose outer ends have perforated nozzles, roses, or otherwater-dispersers le e c e", which nozzles may be soldered to.

said tubes, or they may be otherwise applied thereto. The lower head ofcylinder C has an annular flange c', surrounding the upper portion of astep or bearing F, upon which latter said cylinder revolves, the bearinghaving a socket to admita square shank g at the bottom of asimilarly-shaped shaft G, occupyn ing an axial position Within thesprinkler. Between the shaft G and shank g a journal g is situated,which journal acts as a central pivot for the cylinder C. I-I is asquare sleeve fitting over the shaft G and having radial arms 7L,attached to a curved plate I, which serves as a cut-off, and, ifdesired, the outer surface of this plate may be covered witha suitablepacking z'.

Secured either to the cylinder C or pipe c is a contrate-Wheel J,gearing with a similar wheel k at the lower end of a shaft K, the

upper end of the latterfbeing furnished with f a bevelepinion "70',engaging with a bevelwheel Z. inner end of a' transverse shaft L, theouter end of the latter being provided with a sprocket wheel or pulley Zto receive an endless band or chain M, driven by a ring fm, secured tothe inner side of wheel A, and in some cases said shaft L may have aclutch capable of being operated by the driver, so as to throw thesprinkler either in gear or out of gear with said wheel A when occasionrequires.

N is a step or bearing that supports the lower end of shaft K.

From the above description it is evident that the forward motion of thecart or wagon imparts a high velocity to the cylinder Gand its lateraltubes E, and as the water flows This bevel-wheel Z is keyed to the' TOOfreely into this cylinder through the inlets D l and c the centrifugalaction of the sprinkler locity does not depend on the head of water inthe tank, but it is due solely to the geared connections that operatesaid cylinder from the wheel A. It is evident, however, that the wheelsand hangers and other attachments at the rear of the cart wouldinterfere materially with these jets, and for this reason the frontnozzles of the sprinkler are rendered inoperative for the time being, asseen in Fig. 3. Assuming, therefore, that E E are the rear tubes and EF!" the front tubes of the sprinkler, it is apparent there will be afree discharge of water through said tubes E E', but none through theother tubes E E". This result is due to the fact that the cylinder Crevolves around the fixed cut-off I, which latter shuts off the waterfrom each tube while their inner ends are in contact with said plate,or, in other words, While each -tube is passing from the position E tothe position E'", the direction in which the sprinkler turns beingindicated by the arrow. In the modification of my invention seen in Fig.4 the outer end of the lateral tube O is screw-threaded at o to permitthe engagement therewith of any form of detachable nozzle or sprinkler,said tube being traversed by a stem I), having at one end a plug-valve pand at its opposit-e end a roller 19', adapted to come in contact withafixed cam It, secured to a stationary shaft r. s s are guides for saidstem, and S is a spring that forces the 'valve p away from its seat whenthe roller p is not in contact with the fixed cam. By this arrangementthe valve is kept open at the proper time, but is automatically closedwhen the tube swings around to aposition where it is desirable to stopthe iiow of water, as previously described.

In'the other modification (seen in Fig. 5) the nozzle T is a fiattubebolted to the pipe t in a vertical position and having a sponge, orbroom, or brush U, surrounding its ventage, which broom is omitted fromone of the nozzles,so as to render the vertical ventage moreconspicuous. The object of this broom or equivalent dispenser is tobreak up the stream of water and distribute it in fine jets or spray. I`urthermore, Fig. 5 shows a grooved pulley c, attached to the inlet-pipec, which pulley can be driven by au ordinary beltconnec tion, thusdispensing with the gears J k. (Seen in Fig. l.)

In Fig. 6 the lateral tubes V V arc provided with cocks or valves W W',havinglevers w w', which are held in such positions as to open saidcocks by means of springs X X. ac are stoppins that limit the openingswing of said levers. Y is a curved bar, plate, or cam suitably attachedto a fixed part of the wagon orplatform and serving to close the cocks WW at the proper moment by the contact of their levers w w with said bar.As shown in this illustration, the cock W is open and the cock W closed.Z is a bevel-gear secured to the cylinder, said gear being seen also inFig. 2. Finally, Fig. 6 shows that the nozzles may take the shape ofhemispherical roses e c.

I claim as my invention- 1. A watering cart or wagon carrying a revolving cylinder armed with lateral tubes Whose outer ends are furnishedwith jetdispersers, a conductor leading from said cylinder to the tankof the vehicle, mechanism for positively operating said cylinder from adriver at the rear of the wagon, and an automatic cut-off that stops thefiow of water from the front tubes, but permits a free flow to the reartubes,substantially as herein described, and for the purpose stated.

2. The combination, in a watering cart or wagon, of the cylinder C,armed with lateral tubes E E E E", having jet-'dispeisers at their outerends, a conductor c, leading from said cylinder to the tank, mechanismfor positively operating said cylinder from a driver at the rear of thevehicle, and a cut-ofi I, fixed within said cylinder, whichcut-oifautomatically closes the inlets of the front tubes, but leaves the reartubes open, substantially as herein described.

3. The combination, in a watering cart or wagon, of a cylinder armedwith lateral tubes IOO having nozzles surrounded with brushes, a

HENRY G. S'IIEBEL. Witnesses:

JAMES Il. ]`.AYMAN, SAML. S. CARPENTER.

